O'Donnell suspended: Los Angeles Kings defenseman Sean O'Donnell was suspened by the NHL for one game without pay and fined $1,000 for an incident in a Jan. 29 game against Colorado. O'Donnell, who was scheduled to sit out Thursday night's game against Hartford, made contact with Avalanche forward Valeri Kamensky while on the Kings' bench. "The league has previously issued a clear directive in this regard," NHL senior vice president of operations Brian Burke...

By the time the Anaheim Ducks' streak of games without a regulation loss in 2006 had reached double digits, Sean O'Donnell sensed something special building inside their dressing room. Every championship team develops it. The sting of losing in the Western Conference finals the previous spring instilled an edge that had been absent, an unfulfilled feeling that still nagged the Ducks as they established an NHL record by beginning the following season 12-0-4. ...

On Mother's Day in 1995, doctors gave Sean O'Donnell's grandmother a lung transplant and a new chance at life. So when Sean, 16, became brain dead Wednesday, his family decided to give others the same gift. They agreed to donate Sean's organs. "To know that somebody else will be helped certainly helps us to get by," said Dr. Patrick O'Donnell, Sean's father and a physician at Edward Hospital in Naperville, where Sean died after a traffic accident that killed two other teens.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The prospect of the season ending means different things to different players. "It's really tough to think about that," Patrick Kane said about being on the brink of elimination, which the Blackhawks remain despite their 2-1 overtime victory over the Coyotes in Game 5 of the Western Conference quarterfinals Saturday night at Jobing.com Arena. "We feel pretty confident in here … (that) we have a lot of time left to play. " At 23-years-old,...

Three Benet Academy students were killed Wednesday afternoon in a two-car collision that occurred when their southbound vehicle crossed into the northbound lanes of Illinois Highway 53 in Woodridge, police said. The DuPage County coroner's office identified the students of the Lisle school as Jeff Wirtz, 16, of Darien, who was pronounced dead on arrival at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove at 1:28 p.m.; Stephanie Ramos, 14, of Darien, who was pronounced dead on...

GLENDALE, Ariz. - After an unsolicited 11-game break in March, Sean O'Donnell had another NHL tryout at age 40. The Blackhawks lost Duncan Keith to a suspension and asked the veteran defenseman to plug a hole, and all O'Donnell asked for was a chance. "I looked at that as, well, if I'm going to play, this is my audition or tryout, whatever you want to call it," the defenseman said Thursday before Game 1 of the Hawks' Western Conference playoff series against the Coyotes.

Darryl Sydor and Brett Hull scored second-period power-play goals as Dallas collected its 10th straight victory over Los Angeles. Mike Modano and Blake Sloan each had a goal and two assists and Richard Matvichuk assisted on three goals as the Stars extended their unbeaten streak against the Kings to 21 games (15-0-6). The streak matches Dallas' longest unbeaten stretch against any opponent. The Stars were 17-0-4 against the Kings from March 31, 1970, through Dec. 11, 1973.

LOS ANGELES - The hours are dwindling for general manager Stan Bowman to make a trade to bolster the Blackhawks for the stretch run. With Monday's 2 p.m. deadline looming, all eyes are on Bowman - including coach Joel Quenneville's . "(Bowman's) been working on it for some time now," Quenneville said before the Hawks' loss to the Kings on Saturday night. "We're down to a couple of days here. Hopefully we can add somebody and help our team. " If...

Sean O'Donnell is the very definition of an NHL veteran. The Blackhawks defenseman became just the 90th player in league history to appear in 1,200 regular-season games when he hit the ice against the Red Wings on Sunday night at the United Center. "It's something I can be proud of," O'Donnell said. "I'm not the kind of player that usually gets a ton of individual awards. Turning 40 this year and playing this many games kind of go hand-in-hand if you can...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — After 1,185 games over 17-plus NHL seasons, the Blackhawks' Sean O'Donnell doesn't take it personally these days when he's a healthy scratch. "I trust that Joel (Quenneville) and the coaching staff know what they're doing," O'Donnell, 40, said before the Hawks' 6-3 victory over the Blue Jackets on Thursday night at Nationwide Arena. "It's a little different for me. Some guys who are in their 20's and are looking to play five, 10, 15 more years, sitting...

Sean O'Donnell is the very definition of an NHL veteran. The Blackhawks defenseman became just the 90th player in league history to appear in 1,200 regular-season games when he hit the ice against the Red Wings on Sunday night at the United Center. "It's something I can be proud of," O'Donnell said. "I'm not the kind of player that usually gets a ton of individual awards. Turning 40 this year and playing this many games kind of go hand-in-hand if you can...

A look of agony crossed Sean O'Donnell's grizzled face as he slowly lowered himself into a metal tub moments after the Blackhawks' season opener Friday in Dallas. From the expression on the veteran defenseman's face it appeared he was encountering molten lava as he eased his body into the water. In actuality, it was freezing but that didn't make it any easier to handle. "It's not fun going in," O'Donnell said with a chuckle. "It takes about 90 seconds before it's OK. You...

LOS ANGELES - The hours are dwindling for general manager Stan Bowman to make a trade to bolster the Blackhawks for the stretch run. With Monday's 2 p.m. deadline looming, all eyes are on Bowman - including coach Joel Quenneville's . "(Bowman's) been working on it for some time now," Quenneville said before the Hawks' loss to the Kings on Saturday night. "We're down to a couple of days here. Hopefully we can add somebody and help our team. " If...

Before he hangs up his skates for the last time, Sean O'Donnell craves one more chance to hoist the Stanley Cup. The veteran defenseman, who won the Cup with the Ducks in 2007, believes he has that opportunity with the Blackhawks. "At this point in your career you just want to be in a situation where you go into camp really feeling like it's the Cup or bust," O'Donnell said during the Blackhawks Convention at the Hilton Chicago. "I think that's what I've put myself in right now....

COLUMBUS, Ohio — After 1,185 games over 17-plus NHL seasons, the Blackhawks' Sean O'Donnell doesn't take it personally these days when he's a healthy scratch. "I trust that Joel (Quenneville) and the coaching staff know what they're doing," O'Donnell, 40, said before the Hawks' 6-3 victory over the Blue Jackets on Thursday night at Nationwide Arena. "It's a little different for me. Some guys who are in their 20's and are looking to play five, 10, 15 more years, sitting...